Transport officials on Thursday slapped a fine of over Rs 2 lakh on a bus in Bhubaneswar for violating norms under new Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.
A challan of Rs 2,33,234 was issued to the bus driver namely Nilakantha Behera, a resident of Khandagiri area, during a special drive at Damana Square to check buses and other light vehicles used for carrying school students.
According to reports, a special squad of Regional Transport Office-II, Bhubaneswar, launched a crackdown on unfit and unsafe vehicles transporting children to schools at Damana Square in the morning.
During the drive, the bus bearing the Registration Number: OR02BN4550 of MD MM and Minerals Resources was found lacking registration and fitness, violating air and noise pollution and plying without insurance.
